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Few can turn tales from the outer limits into catchy songs quite like Prophet does in "The Left Hand and the Right Hand." He's as original as the oddball characters he brings to life.

Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down wants you to know she really doesn't care what critics say about her music. But in a new video to promote her band's latest album, We The Common, the singer decides that one writer has gone too far.

"Audience" is one of Cold War Kids' most accessible songs: Catchy and sweet, it finds its soul in heavy-hitting piano and minimal layering, as well as striking images of anxiety and wanderlust, from black velvet cake to linoleum floors to windshield wipers.

Find out what's played in the "Darwin Being Disemboweled By Monkeys" room, if you dare.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of a small group of undecided Democrats being courted by the Obama administration, has decided he can't support the nuclear-control agreement.

Ukrainians react to the gains made by Ukrainian forces in a military offensive carried out in recent days.

Frayed-nerve guitar riffs and knotty melodies fuel a tense song that erupts into noisy diversions.

A slinky slow burner that finds the 34-year old singer rifling through the vestiges of a torrid love affair, recalling how it triggered her darkest impulses.

Giving punk the glam it so desperately needs, the duo lights a stick of dynamite under a wistful song to shred away the sadness.

For a 24-year-old singer who's just releasing her first full-length album, Jaffe has a knack for reflecting on the past with the benefit of clear hindsight. "Clementine" may wind down to an easygoing conclusion, but Jaffe's immensely promising career is just getting started.

The singer's video for "Lake Tahoe" shines with a quiet, stark elegance.

The young Austin band infuses a Robert Johnson blues classic with a rip-roaring rock edge.

Producers Hudson Mohawke and Lunice adopt the moniker TNGHT and release a bombastic electronic jam.

After an extended hiatus, the haunting rock duo are back with a new album. Hear the band's intriguing mix of child-like optimism and dark, brooding vocals live in the WXPN studios.

When Le Trio Joubran unleashes its pent-up passions in a racing pulse, "Nawwar" is hypnotic and bliss-inducing.

"Shameless," with a guest vocal by Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, encapsulates Black Light's wistful vibe with a mixture of sleek synths, sinuous guitar and exquisitely dissipated vocals. Ferry's singing floats over the spare, stealthily danceable arrangement like a plume of smoke from a clove cigarette.

The folk singer-songwriter's music can render a crowd breathless. She presents us with a refreshing sense of purity, pushing her to the forefront of contemporary artists. Her new album, Epic, is beaming with learned experiences and growth. Hear her perform songs from the album live.

Brooklyn Rider's intrepid violist finds a perfect musical partner for his favorite Japanese food.

Full of unexpected twists, Anderson and Roe's Michael Jackson cover takes a pianistic moonwalk.

Porcelain Raft's "Drifting In and Out" sounds half joyful, half daring and all exultant.